Holland Reporter

There were three companies in cities associated with Ottawa County that received FDA citations as a result of three inspections conducted in the county throughout 2024, according to reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is unchanged from the number of companies cited in the previous year.

The citations in the county include:

• You did not conduct operations under conditions and controls necessary to minimize the potential for contamination of food.
• You did not conduct operations in accordance with current good manufacturing practices.
• You did not identify and evaluate each known or reasonably foreseeable hazard for each type of animal food you manufacture, process, pack or hold in your facility.

Of the companies cited, two should take voluntary actions to correct their managing operations (66.7%). Additionally, one company had to take regulatory and/or administrative actions (33.3%).

The FDA routinely inspects facilities across the nation to determine if the workplace and their products are compliant with FDA-regulated laws and regulations implemented to improve overall public health. Inspection results are then disclosed publicly.

According to its website, the FDA is a government agency that is primarily responsible for monitoring the production and distribution of human and animal drugs, biological products, medical supplies and tobacco products for safety quality.

Company Name	Area of Business	Inspection Date	Issue Cited
Farmers Cooperation Elevator Company, Inc.	Veterinary	10/03/2024	Plant Operations
Farmers Cooperation Elevator Company, Inc.	Veterinary	10/03/2024	Hazard Analysis
Farmers Cooperation Elevator Company, Inc.	Veterinary	10/03/2024	Preventive Controls
Farmers Cooperation Elevator Company, Inc.	Veterinary	10/03/2024	Validation of Process or Other Preventive Control
Mead Johnson & Company, LLC	Food and Cosmetics	01/10/2024	Manufacturing, processing, packing, holding - Controls
Mulder Brothers Brokerage	Food and Cosmetics	06/28/2024	Modified requirement: Temperature control - Implement